Community Care
JANUARY 14, 2024
Child in need cases have been opened up to non-social work qualified staff despite concerns that the policy will increase risks to children. The Department for Education’s (DfE) revised version of Working Together to Safeguard Children has removed the previous requirement for child in need assessments and casework to be reserved for qualified social workers.
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 15, 2024
Resiliency is not a fixed construct or static experience. As you embrace a self-care practice that you feel good about, resiliency increases. How will you use the lifeline of self-care to power up your resiliency?
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Community Care
JANUARY 16, 2024
Councils have been urged to join a project to help curb the workloads of social workers in local authority children’s services departments. Fifteen authorities will scrutinise and test ideas and resources to tackle unnecessary burdens on practitioners in order to enable them to spend more time with children and families. The so-called review testing and implementation network (RTIN) will work alongside the national workload action group (NWAG), which the Department for Education (DfE) has
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 17, 2024
In times of war, terrorism, and violence, many people grapple with a broad range of emotions. As social workers, it is crucial for us to recognize these emotions in ourselves and manage them effectively.
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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 16, 2024
The Colorado State Capitol In a surprising interim report, the task force says step one is narrowing definitions of abuse and neglect so they’re not conflated with poverty. The Task Force has agreed that it must first address Colorado’s current definition of child abuse and neglect. … Colorado’s current definition of abuse and neglect is too broad and conflates several circumstances – such as poverty – with child abuse.
The Guardian
JANUARY 14, 2024
One in five say they will be insolvent by next year. These local crises add up to a national catastrophe that’s about to explode A new financial year looms. The government is reportedly in the mood for pre-election tax cuts; the opposition talks of iron fiscal discipline. And all around us, a familiar disaster grinds on: constant increases in demand on our most crucial public services, which the financially blitzed councils charged with providing them simply cannot meet.
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National Casa Gal
JANUARY 18, 2024
Read More. The post The WellSky® Foundation gifts $100,000 to the National CASA/GAL Association to support court-appointed special advocates for children experiencing abuse or neglect appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
CAPC
JANUARY 13, 2024
Exploring the expansive role of the Community Health Worker (CHW), a long-standing member of the health care team, who helps to bring more culturally-responsive care.
Bipolar Bandit
JANUARY 17, 2024
I have made it a point to not talk about medications on my blog, social media. It is actually a rule in my Facebook group Advocates for People with Mental Illnesses not to talk about medications. My reason is everyone is different. I won’t be talking about specific medications and certainly would never encourage anyone to go off their medications.
Community Care
JANUARY 16, 2024
Over four in ten adult social care providers closed parts of their organisation or handed back contracts last year because of cost pressures, driven in particular by staffing shortages, a survey has found. Almost one in five said they were providing care to fewer people, while a similar proportion said they made redundancies in 2023, due to cost constraints, found the annual Pulse Check survey commissioned by learning disability provider Hft and representative body Care England.
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.
The Masked AMHP
JANUARY 15, 2024
For a guardianship application to be made, a person has to be suffering from a mental disorder, and it is necessary for the welfare of the person, or to protect other people.
The Guardian
JANUARY 18, 2024
Inflated compliance ratings spark concerns providers are being prioritised and families misled Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Almost 150 aged care homes that did not meet minimum standards for safety and care were awarded four- or five-star compliance ratings last year, leading to concerns families are potentially being misled.
International Federation of Social Workers
JANUARY 19, 2024
The Association of Social Workers in Malawi (ASWIM) has released a report highlighting the significant achievements of the organisation in 2023 and its goals for 2024.
Living Sober
JANUARY 17, 2024
Grind through the early days, open and curious about this wonderfully challenging and rewarding process.
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 19, 2024
Most states require people to undergo a DUI evaluation after a drunk driving conviction. Often, it consists of a substance use disorder screening to determine the extent of your involvement with drugs or alcohol. Depending on this initial screening outcome, you might also need a comprehensive drug and alcohol assessment. While a DUI evaluation is fundamentally for your benefit, it can be overwhelming if you don’t know what to expect.
The Guardian
JANUARY 14, 2024
The model of outsourcing public services is broken. Charities, councils and ministers need to find new ways of collaborating Cheap, efficient and entrepreneurial: these were the characteristics that politicians hoped the voluntary and private sectors would bring to the provision of public services. First under New Labour, then under the Conservatives during a period when councils and government departments had far less money, a radical reshaping of the state’s role also led to a reshaping of cha
Relias
JANUARY 19, 2024
Managing hundreds of regulations that inform your post-acute care organization’s compliance requirements is complex. Juggling everything can be confusing — and expensive. Every year, healthcare organizations spend billions on regulatory compliance. According to the American Hospital Association’s Regulatory Overload Report , health systems, hospitals, and post-acute care organizations spend about $39 billion annually to comply with up to 629 federal regulatory requirements (341 for hospita
R.E.A.L. Social Workers
JANUARY 17, 2024
INTRO Do you sometimes feel as if you are being carried away by waves of emotions? What does that look like exactly? When cruise ships encounter active waves and choppy waters, the captain may caution the passengers to be careful while navigating the ship. If you have ever been on a cruise when the ship navigated into rough waters, you probably had to hold on to steady yourself as you walked.
Social Care
JANUARY 17, 2024
The Experts By Experience Team (Raf second from left): "Cygnet has embraced. lived experience into its working fabric, with a positive and accepting culture being a driving force behind the programme’s success." [Copyright Cygnet Healthcare ] Who are the Experts by Experience? Experts by Experience are people with lived experience of using, or caring for someone who has used, health and or social care services.
Society of Clinical Psychology
JANUARY 14, 2024
Lynn F. Bufka, PhD, ABPP is Associate Chief, Practice, at the American Psychological Association. Dr. Bufka leads APA’s efforts to create opportunities for psychologists to best meet the needs of the public and advance population health. This includes embracing new approaches, models and conceptualizations of practice that are grounded in psychological science and are responsive to health equity and emerging challenges.
Lawson Psychology
JANUARY 13, 2024
Setting and sticking to New Year’s resolutions Did you set a New Year’s resolution for 2024? Perhaps you’re considering trying to get fit, spend less time on your phone, read more, beef up your savings account, or spend more time with loved ones in 2024. New Year’s resolutions are a ubiquitous tradition. In fact, a recent study by Forbes conducted on US participants, indicated 62% of people feel pressure to set a resolution for 2024.
International Federation of Social Workers
JANUARY 19, 2024
As we begin a New Year, this is a good opportunity to reflect back on all our achievements in 2023 – and to look forward to a productive 2024 as […]
Social Care
JANUARY 15, 2024
"My favourite part of the job has to be seeing practices taught in our courses being demonstrated across the three homes and making a positive change for residents." [Image created by freepik.com ] A centre of excellence I’m the Learning Development and Quality Manager at specialist dementia care provider, Vida Healthcare ’s training centre, Vida Academy, which was recently opened to support the career progression of our current and future colleagues.
The Guardian
JANUARY 18, 2024
Robert Howard writes that it is bureaucracy and a lack of political will that prevents a return to ‘the good old days’. Plus a letter from Geof Wood Re your editorial ( The Guardian view on the voluntary sector and the state: this crucial relationship needs resetting, 14 January ), in the early 1990s I published a paper, States Without Citizens: The Problem of the Franchise State, bemoaning the state’s increasing reliance on the provision of essential services by voluntary, non-rights-based char
CAPC
JANUARY 17, 2024
The impact of inpatient palliative care for people undergoing stem cell transplantation, addressing quality of life and mental health.
University of Connecticut
JANUARY 18, 2024
Rachel West-Balling, MSW Saturday, March 2, 2024 In-person 9:30 am – 4:00 pm 5 CECs Location: UConn Hartford Times Building, Room 220, 10 Prospect St, Hartford, CT – use Front St entrance Directions will be included in your confirmation email Registration Fee: $125 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Group Work in the school setting serves as a dynamic platform for students to develop essential and social emotional skills.
Michigan Social Work
JANUARY 17, 2024
Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol is quoted in the Detroit News on a new firearm storage requirement in Michigan that goes into effect next month. The new legislation will require gun owners to store their firearms in a locked box or unloaded with a locking device when there is a reasonable chance that a minor is or is likely to be on the premises.
The Guardian
JANUARY 18, 2024
It is not clear who is to blame for tragic events in Skegness. But social workers and the families they support are under huge pressure The death of a two-year-old boy from dehydration and starvation in Skegness, Lincolnshire, has rightly prompted shock, sadness and anger. Bronson Battersby died because his father and main carer, Kenneth Battersby, was killed by a suspected heart attack and there was no one else in the home to look after him.
CAPC
JANUARY 17, 2024
Study about palliative care access for patients with lymphoma, highlighting racial and ethnic disparities.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 14, 2024
Last week NCCPR published its first entirely new Issue Paper in 15 years. We pull together in summary form, with links to sources, the ugly history and enormous harm of mandatory "child abuse" reporting laws. It's available on our website, or you can read it right here: NCCPR ISSUE PAPER #16: THE FAILURE OF MANDATORY REPORTING Before termination of children’s rights to their parents (a more accurate term than “termination of parental rights”), before children are torn from the arms of their fami
Michigan Social Work
JANUARY 17, 2024
Associate Professor Camille Quinn spoke with ABC affiliate KVUE in Austin, Texas, about a new state law designed to keep at-risk youth out of the juvenile justice system. “Once you touch that legal system, it's very difficult to get un-ensnared," she said.
The Guardian
JANUARY 15, 2024
Lawrence Kwan’s film makes some insightful points about journalism while letting in a few cliches too Here’s a solid newsroom drama inspired by a string of real-life scandals involving abuse at care homes for elderly and vulnerable people in Hong Kong. It’s a film with a fair few clunking journalism cliches, and it never quite builds momentum. But the performances are uniformly intelligent and committed, and it has some real insights too; there’s the moral outrage a reporter feels as the penny d
Nnatasha Tracy
JANUARY 18, 2024
Recently, I've had days when I was useless due to bipolar disorder. My brain became a rock. I couldn't get a thought through it if I tired. And thanks to my brain's inability to think , I also couldn't work. Trying to do anything -- and I mean anything -- brought about nothing but crushing overwhelm. And all of this lack of productivity brought about a lot of self-flagellation.
Social Care
JANUARY 18, 2024
With enormous thanks to current and former Chief Social Workers for Adults , Lyn Romeo and Mark Harvey, the Social Care blog is pleased to share this fantastic blog from Southend Museums ' Ciara Phipps. She and her team have been exploring different ways to work more closely with social care council colleagues, to help more people understand and value the role arts, culture and heritage play in fostering good health, wellbeing and inclusive communities.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 18, 2024
● You hear it from family police agencies all the time: We never take children because of poverty alone. This investigative report from WABE Public Radio in Atlanta and ProPublica could have been called: Like hell they don’t! It documents hundreds of cases in which Georgia family police tore apart families for lack of housing – and nothing else. Read it and watch how, paragraph after paragraph, the madness of the system unfolds.
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